转包 (zhuǎn bāo) — to subcontract (a project to another party)

Definition

转包 means to hand off an already-accepted contract or project to a third party. Often carries a negative connotation of unauthorized or evasive subcontracting.

verb

to subcontract (a project to another party)

Examples

转包。
Zhè jiā gōng sī bǎ gōng chéng zhuǎn bāo gěi le xiǎo gōng chǎng.
This company subcontracted the project to a small factory.
转包。
Zhèng fǔ jìn zhǐ wèi jīng pī zhǔn de zhuǎn bāo xíng wéi.
The government prohibits unauthorized subcontracting.
转包。
Tā men dǎ suàn bǎ bù fen hé tong zhuǎn bāo chū qù.
They plan to subcontract part of the contract.

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